ILM’s work in Death Becomes Her predates many of the digital advancements and breakthroughs of Jurassic Park, which came only a year later. Experimenting in the development of commercial and proprietary software, the film marked the first time human skin texture had been computer generated. ILM’s team was honored with an Academy Award® for their groundbreaking work.
They’ve saved the biggest trip for last as the most popular time-traveling movie trilogy of all time comes to a rousing conclusion in Back to the Future Part III!
To create the complex scenes where Fox has to act opposite himself playing both Marty McFly and Seamus McFly, ILM’s engineers developed a high speed, motion-controlled silent camera dolly making it possible to film moving-camera composite shots of actors while recording live dialogue.
The pioneering technology would go on to be recognized with a Technical Achievement Academy Award® in 1998. Other notable effects sequences include Clara’s hoverboard rescue, the locomotive careening off the railroad trestle, and the flying future train — the latter two achieved though the use of intricately-detailed scale miniatures.
Radioland Murders is a comedic mystery thriller co-written and executive produced by George Lucas. Set in 1939, the film pays homage to the comedies of the 1930s.
ILM’s contribution to the effects for the film was predominantly digital matte painting work.
